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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Daisy admit to being?

2. Why does Winterbourne arrive in Rome that winter?

3. What is the era the navel DAISY MILLER takes place in?

4. What is Daisy doing that makes Mrs. Walker say she has disgraced herself?

5. What rude comment does Randolph make to Mrs. Walker?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens in the winter of the same year Winterbourne met Daisy?

2. How does Winterbourne's attempt at a joke turn out badly?

3. Seeing Daisy with Giovanelli, how does he feel about her flirtation?

4. How does James show that Daisy is not romantically interested in Giovanelli?

5. What does Daisy say she is about to do that scandalizes the Americans at Mrs. Walker's house?

6. How does Winterbourne begin to size up Giovanelli?

7. What is the admonition Winterbourne receives from his aunt?

8. How do Winterbourne's and Daisy's meetings taper off?

9. How does Winterbourne lecture Daisy at the Palace of the Caesars?

10. Describe the difference between Mrs. Costello's opinion of Daisy and Mrs. Miller's opinion.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay expressing your ideas about judging books by their covers. Daisy Miller suffers from being judged unfairly by prudes and snobs. Express you opinion about similar things happening today.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay entitled Why I Would Like to Visit Italy. Using some of the sites Daisy visits in Rome, give your reasons for wanting to visit there. Your essay should also mention Italian fashion and how it has influenced fashion in the USA.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on standing up for what you believe. Daisy defies social convention and berates Winterbourne for not standing up for her. What is the value of taking a stand and remaining true to that position? Discuss what is important to support and what does not really matter.

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